I tried out this recipe for a RAW Chocolate Raspberry Cake a couple of weeks ago. It came from a cookbook I got at the library, Ani's Raw Food Desserts, which was really great because the recipes used really simple ingredients and rarely required more than a blender or food processor to make. This cake used walnuts and dates as well as cocoa and carob for the "cake" and the cake icing was avocado based! Again, I love avocados, and I'll eat them in just about any way, but despite having a creamy avocado-like texture, the taste was rich and chocolate-y! Actually, the whole thing was a bit rich, but Russell and I suffered and ate it anyways! If I made it again, I would try a combo of nuts, maybe cashews and walnuts? And I would blend things up a bit finer for a less chunky texture. Soaking the dates (that's where the cake's sweetness comes from) before pureeing would help with the texture too. Yumm, Chocolate and Raspberries!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
RAW Chocolate Raspberry Cake
I tried out this recipe for a RAW Chocolate Raspberry Cake a couple of weeks ago. It came from a cookbook I got at the library, Ani's Raw Food Desserts, which was really great because the recipes used really simple ingredients and rarely required more than a blender or food processor to make. This cake used walnuts and dates as well as cocoa and carob for the "cake" and the cake icing was avocado based! Again, I love avocados, and I'll eat them in just about any way, but despite having a creamy avocado-like texture, the taste was rich and chocolate-y! Actually, the whole thing was a bit rich, but Russell and I suffered and ate it anyways! If I made it again, I would try a combo of nuts, maybe cashews and walnuts? And I would blend things up a bit finer for a less chunky texture. Soaking the dates (that's where the cake's sweetness comes from) before pureeing would help with the texture too. Yumm, Chocolate and Raspberries!
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